Today is the 32nd birthday of American actress and singer Selena Gomez. At such a young age, Selena has achieved many big achievements. She also has 16 Guinness World Records to her name. Apart from this, she is the third most followed celeb in the world on Instagram with 425 million followers.
Selena had a kidney transplant in 2017. She also suffered from depression and bipolar disorder while battling a disease called lupus.
Selena, who once spent her childhood in poverty, has a net worth of 800 million dollars today, i.e. about 6 thousand 698 crores rupees. This is many times more than Alia Bhatt and Deepika Padukone, one of the top actresses of Bollywood.
Let’s know how was Selena Gomez’s life on her 32nd birthday…
She was five years old when her parents got divorced.
Selena was born on July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas, USA. Her father Ricardo Joel Gomez is a media person from entertainment city and her mother Mandy Teefey is a stage actress. Selena was named after singer Selena Quintanilla who died in 1995.
When Selena was five years old, her parents got divorced, after which she lives with her mother. Selena did her studies through home schooling.
Mother sacrificed her whole life for me: Selena
When Selena was born, her mother was only 16 years old. Selena’s entire childhood was spent in poverty. In an interview, the actress said, ‘I was frustrated because my parents were not together. Mother used to work very hard to make my life better. It is not easy to take the responsibility of a daughter at the age of 16, but she sacrificed her whole life for me.
Interest in acting after seeing mother’s work
Seeing her mother doing stage production work, Selena also started getting interested in the entertainment field. In 2002, she started her acting career with the children’s TV series ‘Barney and Friends’.
Along with doing this show for two years, Selena also appeared in films like ‘Spy Kids 3’, ‘Walker’ and ‘Texas Ranger’. Apart from this, Selena also worked in Disney Channel’s famous show ‘Hannah Montana’.
‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ made her a teen idol
Selena got recognition as an actress from the Disney Channel show ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ which started in 2007 in which she played the lead role. Alex Russo’s lead character in the show made Selena a teen idol.
After a few days, she became one of the highest earning TV child stars. She started getting 25 to 30 thousand US dollars i.e. 20 to 25 lakh rupees for an episode. This show also won her many awards.
Made singing debut in 2008
In 2008, Selena entered the singing field for the first time. The actress recorded 3 songs for the teen-musical film ‘Another Cinderella Story’. Of these, the song ‘Tell Me Something I Don’t Know’ entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
At the age of 16, Selena signed an agreement with Hollywood Records and started her production company bet casinos Productions. In 2009, she formed a pop rock band named Selena Gomez and the Scene. In the coming years, Selena made many records as an actress and singer and earned a lot of fame.
Cancelled tour midway for treatment
In 2013, Selena started the Stars Dance Tour. After performing in North America and Europe, she cancelled the tour of Australia and Asia in December 2013. She said that she wanted to spend time with her family. The next month, in January, it was revealed that she had stayed for two weeks in a treatment center in Arizona, where youngsters go to get treatment for their addiction and trauma.
In 2015, Selena confirmed that she had found out that she was suffering from lupus. So she cancelled the tour and went to the treatment center for chemotherapy.
35 thousand units of the album ‘For You’ were sold in a week
In April 2014, Selena removed her mother and stepfather from the post of manager, who had been her manager since the beginning of her career. Reports said that she wanted to break the image of Disney teen idol. In the same year, the first greatest hits album of Selena’s career ‘For You’ was released.
More than 35 thousand units of this album were sold in the first week. In December 2014, Selena broke ties with Hollywood Records and signed an agreement with Interscope Records.
Became a victim of depression and bipolar disorder
In 2016, Selena again started the revival tour. This time after touring in North America and Asia, she cancelled the tour of Europe and South America. The reason was that she used to get anxiety and panic attacks. Also, due to lupus, she also became a victim of depression and bipolar disorder.
‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ made a record
In 2016, Selena Gomez performed ‘We Don’t Talk Anymore’ with Charlie Puth, which got international success. This song was included in the top 10 music charts of many countries including America, Australia, France and Spain. It also became the most watched music video on YouTube in 2016, which was watched by more than 319 crore people (3 billion views).
She stayed away from social media for 4 months
Meanwhile, due to frequent illness, Selena once again went to rehab so that she could focus on her mental health. During this time, she stayed away from social media for 4 months. By that time, she was the most followed celebrity on Instagram and also the first celebrity to achieve 100 million followers.
She is the female celeb with the most followers
In February 2023, Selena regained this status and today she is the most followed female celeb in the world on Instagram. Currently she has 426 million followers. She is third in the list of most followed celebs after footballers Cristiano Ronaldo (635 million) and Lionel Messi (504 million).
9 Guinness World Records registered in 1 year
From 2015 to 2016, Selena broke 9 Guinness World Records. When she returned after disappearing from social media for several months, she was named Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards 2016. In the same function, Justin Bieber was named Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year. Justin was then Selena’s boyfriend.
Sometimes the relationship with Bieber broke and sometimes got connected
In her personal life, Selena Gomez has been in many relationships, but the most talked about was her relationship with Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The two met for the first time in 2009. Then both made their relationship official by debuting together on the red carpet of the 2011 Oscar Vanity Fair party.
However, the two broke up in 2013. While Bieber started dating Hailey, Selena dated DJ Zed. When Selena broke up with Zed in 2015, she again came close to Bieber. Then their relationship kept on improving and breaking many times. In 2017, the two were seen together again and Selena and Justin celebrated Valentine’s Day 2018 together. However, in September 2018, Justin married Hailey and his relationship with Selena ended forever.
She also dated Priyanka’s husband Nick Jonas
Before Bieber, Selena dated singer Nick Jonas in 2008, who is Priyanka Chopra’s husband today. Apart from this, in 2015, she also dated DJ Zed for a few days. In January 2017, Selena also dated Canadian singer The Weeknd. Both stayed together for a few months, but then broke up.
In December 2023, Selena confirmed that she is in a relationship with American record producer Benny Blanco. The two created a sensation by kissing each other at the Golden Globe Awards.
Selena lives in a house worth 41 crores
Selena Gomez, who once spent her childhood in poverty, lives in a bungalow today that is worth 4.9 million dollars i.e. 41 crores rupees. This house has 6 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.
